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The Garden Podcast Royal Horticultural Society
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4.4 • 57 Ratings
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A peek behind the scenes at The Garden magazine with exclusive interviews, gardening advice and more. Come behind the scenes with editor Chris Young as we meet the people behind the stories and articles featured in the UK's biggest gardening magazine, The Garden. Each month we'll be delving a little deeper into a range of horticultural topics, meeting garden designers, wildlife experts, nurserymen and women and other luminaries of the gardening world. For more information see www.rhs.org.uk/thegardenpodcast
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A frond farewell
In the final edition of The Garden Podcast, Chris is joined by garden writer and podcast regular Melissa Mabbitt for a look back at the highlights of the programme in 2020, an extraordinary year in gardening. Including an interview with a new RHS President with perhaps the best name ever; a discussion on garden-making with Rachel de Thame and a celebration of an unsung veg garden hero with food writer Mark Diacono. Plus we talk to a Wisley-based horticulturist who's also called Chris Young about the delights of growing indoor ferns as houseplants.
This is the final programme of the series. Thank you so much for listening, and we hope you'll join us on our main podcast feed – Gardening with the RHS – where we'll continue to feature content from our award-winning magazine for RHS members, The Garden. Please see links in the show notes. -
Homegrown Christmas decorations, city garden design and gardens for wellbeing
Renowned florist Simon Lycett offers tips on what you can pick from your garden to make homegrown floral displays this Christmas. Designer Adolfo Harrison reveals the thought processes behind a joyful and striking small urban garden featured in the magazine this month. Plus columnist Lia Leendertz shares her thoughts on the value of gardens for health and wellbeing.
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Grasses, John Evelyn and mad for mangaves
This month, Chris speaks to one of Britain’s foremost ornamental grass experts, Neil Lucas – proprietor of Knoll Gardens. From tiny seslerias to towering miscanthus, Neil shares tips on choosing and using grasses in a variety of situations. Historian Ambra Edwards discusses the legacy of legendary 17th-century plantsman and polymath John Evelyn. And finally, broadcaster Michael Perry talks about an unusual new plant on the block that’s as good outdoors as it is as a houseplant – the exotic-looking and drought-tolerant mangave*.
*Please note, the naming of these plants is a controversial topic; botanically they are listed variously as Agave, × Mangave and Mangave. -
Pears, asters and tulip trees
How do you pick the perfect pear? Food writer and grower Mark Diacono shares tips on growing, storing and eating this most delicious of autumn fruits. Dr Andrew Ward of Norwell Nurseries gives tips on growing asters and Peter Jones of RHS Garden Wisley takes an expert look at tulip trees (Liriodendron).
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Welcoming a new president, gardening careers, pineapple lilies
Chris talks to incoming RHS President Keith Weed about what he hopes to achieve in his new role. Writer and Wisley graduate Holly Farrell extols the virtues of learning your trade with an RHS Diploma in Practical Horticulture, highlighting some of the incredible opportunities that this iconic course can open up. Plus Alan Street of Avon Bulbs shares his love of an unusual late summer flower: Eucomis or pineapple lily.
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Cucumbers, cacti and crickets
Life-long vegetable grower and cucumber connoisseur Sue Stickland shares her secrets of success for growing cucumbers outdoors. Garden designer Paul Spracklin encourages us to brave the prickly pleasures of outdoor cacti. His Essex garden (in the driest part of the country) contains dozens of species normally seen only under glass. Plus RHS Entomologist Andy Salisbury encourages us to take a closer look at some of summer's finest songsters; crickets and grasshoppers.
Customer Reviews
All about honeybees
Hello.
I would love to be interviewed on your podcast.
I make sell and promote a rather unique product and system of beekeeping. Now with over 1500 sold in the last few years. It’s no longer a total novelty.
My mantra is : bees for bees sake.
I believe in a better more gentle way to keep or at least host honeybees.
With my low stress I have less problems well no problems with bee. All the problems beekeepers have with veroa and efb and and and. I don’t have.
Now that’s very interesting.
But what is also interesting is the way I harvest honey. It totally unique to me and my system. Never been done before or by anyone. And that’s unbelievable because everything has been done in beekeeping, or has it?
But what is even more remarkable is this is the only system that conforms with every permaculture and forest gardening ethic!!
Ok I’ll stop there. But it makes for a great conversation, if you agree with me or not.
Hope to hear from you soon
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Spotlight on The Garden
A nice monthly complement to sister podcast ‘Gardening with the RHS’, this programme is presented by the editor of RHS magazine The Garden and shines a spotlight on various articles of the most recent issue. Features some nice interviews with contributors to the magazine, giving some context and backstory to their articles.
Shame it’s only once a month!
Very good podcast. I can’t wait each month for the next episode!